Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul

Tag: spelt

If you’re wondering about the title of this post, let me explain. I created this recipe while being awake at 6 AM which is just a few minutes past sunrise where I am, and thinking about how I really wanted a brownie. As a nutrition enthusiast, I realize brownies are not an ideal breakfast food, but a girl can dream and dreaming leads to creating. Make no mistake, these definitely aren’t a health food, but using whole grain spelt flour adds a bit of fiber. These brownies aren’t super chocolatey, so feel free to add chocolate chips or something else to add more flavor.

Ingredients:

1 and 3/4 cups of whole grain spelt flour or other whole grain flour of your choice (use brown rice flour to make this gluten free)

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

7 tbsp. cocoa powder

2/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce

1/4 cup dark agave nectar

1 cup unsweetened soymilk

1/2 cup earth balance vegan spread

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Measure dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder) and mix together in a large bowl.